[UK] A wannabee or early
larval stage hacker who spends most of his or her time wandering the
directory tree and writing noddy programs just to
get a fix of computer time. Variants include terminal jockey, console junkie, and
console jockey. The term console
jockey seems to imply more expertise than the other three
(possibly because of the exalted status of the
console relative to an ordinary terminal). See also
twink, read-only user.
Appropriately, this term was used in the works of William S. Burroughs to
describe a heroin addict with an unlimited supply.